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WEATHER ALERTS | How to get up-to-the-minute alerts from WXII 12 News

WEATHER ALERTS | How to get up-to-the-minute alerts from WXII 12 News
keeping you safe is so very important to the W X II 12 weather team. That's why we want you to have access to weather information wherever you are on the go even while you sleep getting those severe weather alerts to you when you need them to get those, you can download the W X II 12 news app on your phone. When you open the w X like 12 news app, you're going to see three lines in the upper left hand corner. Tap on that. Then you're going to see customized alerts. You're gonna want to choose that when you select the alerts than the alert windows going to come open. You have a lot of alert options. We want you to choose severe weather. Okay, There are some options here, too. As you scroll down, you need to decide where you want to get your watches and warnings. If you choose my location, they will follow you no matter where you are, and you have your phone with you, or you can choose zip code, maybe entering your home address or maybe your work address and you get watches and warnings and alerts just for that area. You can choose both of these options. You're gonna be alerted to things like when lightning is nearby. If you choose that or if a storm is approaching, you'll always get your watches and warnings when you need them, wherever you are with the W X II 12 news app.
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WEATHER ALERTS | How to get up-to-the-minute alerts from WXII 12 News
The following is a step-by-step way to sign up for customized weather alerts from WXII 12 News. It's the best way to stay informed about severe weather in our area.

The following is a step-by-step way to sign up for customized weather alerts from WXII 12 News. It's the best way to stay informed about severe weather in our area.

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Download the WXII 12 News app and open to the home screen.

Hamburger Menu 
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Click on the navigation (the three lines) at the top left of the screen

Customize Alerts
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Click on "Customize Alerts" on the top of the navigation.

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Severe Weather 
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Click on the arrow next to "Severe Weather"

Follow Me
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You can choose "My Location." This means we will use your location even when the app isn't open to monitor for severe weather. If an alert is issued, we will send you an alert. For more details on this kind of alert, click here.

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Or you can monitor for alerts in specific zip codes by entering them. You can also do both "My Location" and zip codes.

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